Tag: Board of Directors

Controller Betty Yee Calls State Tax System ‘Unsustainable’

California has an “unsustainable” tax system, State Controller Betty T. Yee told the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors last week. “We are relying...

Innovations Transform State Economy to Open Doors to a Better California

Following are remarks presented by Joseph M. Otting, 2015 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, at the 90th Annual Sacramento...

CalChamber Board Member Crafts Song/Video to Inspire Gift to Veterans

Attorney George David Kieffer, a member of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, has composed and directed a song and video to...

Board Hears from Food/Ag Secretary, Senator

Members of the CalChamber Board of Directors hear presentations from Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Senator...

Economist Recaps Impact of High Costs on California Middle Class

Kevin Klowden, managing director of the California Center at the Milken Institute, reviews with the CalChamber Board of Directors a variety of statistics on...

OneWest Bank President to Chair CalChamber Board

Joseph M. Otting, president and chief executive officer of OneWest Bank, N.A., has been elected as 2015 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce...

Longest-Serving CalChamber Board Member Retires

Joe Russ IV, the longest-serving member of the California Chamber Board of Directors, retires from his volunteer position this month, 45 years after joining...

Lead Co-Counsel Recaps Teacher Tenure Case for CalChamber Board

The landmark court decision striking down state teacher tenure laws was not anti-union or anti-teacher, but “pro student,” the attorney who led the legal...